Researchers analyzed 17,000+ soil samples across 456 sites in 19 countries, finding soil animal trophic diversity is 32% higher in farmland than woodlands and 40% higher in tropical than temperate regions.
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Soil food webs grow more varied in farmland and tropics, global analysis reveals
32 Higher Than Woodlands % Trophic diversity in farmland
40 Higher Than Temperate Zones % Trophic diversity in tropics
28 Groups 1 Groups Organismizing1 species included
456 sites examined
19 countries surveyed
17,000+ soil samples analyzed